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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惊心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惊心 jīng xīn - staggering
- shocking
- frightened

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 19,398 7,864

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 惊心

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
惊心动魄 - 9 26,499 16,866 14,300
触目惊心 - 9 34,845 19,486 17,378